The tour departed at 1:20 p.m. from the Comfort Inn in Beaver. Scott Munson, Cedar City District Engineer, welcomed those on the tour, and gave an overview of the tour.

The bus traveled north on I-15 to the deer crossing structure at MP 127. Rick Torgerson, Region Four project manager, distributed a handout titled Third Progress Report, February 2006, an evaluation of underpass effectiveness on the Wildcat Highway Improvement Project, and discussed the results of the study/report. The tour participants got out of the bus to view the deer crossing structure.

The bus then traveled south on I-15 to exit 100 to view the new asphalt pavement over the rubilized concrete. Scott Munson talked about the public/private partnership at the rest stop at the north Beaver exit. Rick Torgerson talked about the reconstruction project from MP 107 to Paragonah, which was a very rough section.

The bus next traveled north on I-15 to exit 109, then traveled on SR-160 to view the new structure being constructed across the Beaver River. Rick Torgerson mentioned that the original bridge was built in 1916, had been modified three times since then, and now needs to be replaced.

The bus traveled on SR-21 to Milford to see the Milford Railroad Overpass construction site. Mike Seng, Region Four Project Manager, discussed where construction is headed, and said the project should be completed in late Summer of 2007. Traveling back to Beaver on the ‘M and M’ county road, Brian Harris from Beaver County, noted that this is the main county road between Milford and Minersville, and the county just chip sealed 3.8 miles of it. He said they want to do more while the environmental document is still in place, and discussed the funding issues. He also talked about the impacts of Circle 4 Farms. The bus returned to the Comfort Inn in Beaver at 4:00 p.m.